Archive for July 2004

Amid the flurry of proposals and counter-proposals, threats of more lawsuits and general malaise over the Iowa Supreme Court ruling striking down Gov. Tom Vilsack’s use of the line-item veto to eliminate some provisions from …

It seems as if it’s been several weeks since more than a day has gone by without some news of how the casino industry is going to be changing in Central Iowa. After sorting through …

It seems as if it’s been several weeks since more than a day has gone by without some news of how the casino industry is going to be changing in Central Iowa. After sorting through …

Dear Mr. Berko:

Crescent Real Estate Equities trades at $16.54 and pays a $1.50 dividend (reduced from $2 in 2001), which is a fantastic 9.1 percent current return. I own 200 shares that I bought …

“Do you want fries with that?”

That is the single most powerful question that has ever been asked in the history of the American economy. It has created billions of dollars worth of revenue. It …

Between the Fourth of July and the Iowa State Fair comes the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa, the real summer celebration for some Iowans and other biking enthusiasts from across the country and …

Two weeks before opening day, the people at Build-a-Bear Workshop had nothing to do but dust their store’s façade and wait for customers, but a few feet away, a worker was still troweling joint compound …

With about half of his employees now in Des Moines and the other half spread among several East Coast cities, GCommerce Inc. President Steven Smith has had to do a lot of jockeying for temporary …

As the economic recovery continues, some states are testing new approaches in offering sales tax holidays to their residents.

Florida, for instance, has adopted a monthlong gasoline tax holiday that will give residents an 8-cent-per-gallon …

Here’s an idea that office workers and corporate event planners will love: Make a telephone call and within an hour get meals delivered to your office or home from a variety of popular restaurants that …